False alleles derived from microbial DNA pose a potential source of error in microsatellite genotyping of DNA from faeces

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 602-605

  Bradley, B J ^a,b   Vigilant, L ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artefacts; Cross species amplification; Error; Genotyping; Gorilla

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE;

ANIMALIA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0036897761     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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